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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1947
Page
2
The clipping lists by mail and telephone contact details for the Daily and Sun News Star Morning World departments. It provides business editorial and mall room numbers for inquiries and managing editors, with several exchange lines and switchboard references.
Jimmie Fidler notes Hollywood trends in film femme fatales as cycles repeat from vamps to other women to flapper icons and back. He cites stars such as Louise Glaum Theda Bara Lilyan Tashman and Lauren Bacall while predicting a new wave of mystery and curvy silhouettes. He also shares gossip on studios pursuing racial prejudice themes and mentions Danny Thomas Roz Russell Judy Canova and Sol Hurok with various industry tidbits.
Beef and hog prices surged in Chicago and other markets with steers averaging about 26.00 per hundredweight, a new record, while hogs topped near 24.75. Packeri and retailers debated causes, supporting figures show June receipts at major markets rising sharply year over year.
A lighthearted note features Gladys Parker promoting a fishing attempt with confidence despite uncertainty. The quirky item highlights Parker as the focal figure and the fishing goal as the event.
An editor discusses a New Jersey Supreme Court ruling seen as a minor justice victory in the case of Susan Bowers, who faced jail for hitchhiking and related conduct. The piece lauds the court for upholding individual dignity, noting the pronouncements about temperament, unemployment, and the illegitimacy of vagrancy labels.
President Truman disputes a Bowles backed report from Americans for Democratic Action, arguing no business downturn will occur if Americans avoid panic. Bowles urges CI O style fixes raising wages and cutting prices, though higher wages often follow higher prices.
Henry McLemore reflects on June 23 1868 the patent date of the first practical typewriter Christopher L Sholes as the father of the device he says drives misery in society from firings to lawsuits and even marital troubles. He imagines harsher fates for Sholes and laments the rise of modern journalism enabled by the typewriter.
Angelo Patri emphasizes that promises to children must be kept or clearly qualified to prevent resentment. He argues explaining limits with IF helps children accept changes like family events. The piece also notes Patri's booklet Your Child and Other People and calls for mail requests to obtain it.
A dense listing shows KMLB 1440 daily with multiple local programs and ABC network blocks. Readouts include news at various times, morning shows, music hours, talk segments, and orchestral performances led by Curt Massey Hal McIntyre Walter Kiernan Gordon MacRae and multiple bands across dayparts.
A detailed listing of KWKH Shreveport 1130 evening and Thursday schedule with hour by hour programs, news, music, dramas, and serials. Includes station IDs, show titles, guest names, and time blocks, plus evening and late night offerings across networks and local time.
Washington news report says defense lawyers at the May-Garsson war fraud trial obtained a subpoena for former Senator James M. Mead to testify next Tuesday and to present documents allegedly withheld. The 1944 committee report tied the Southern Conference to a Communist front and the forthcoming report lists Wal as an advisory associate of the conference.
Sofia Bulgaria June 12 The Bulgaria grand national assembly expelled its 23 Agrarian party members who opposed the Communist dominated Fatherland front bloc creating a major political shift in the assembly setting.
A standard notice explains time zones for network programs in EST. It notes that Central subtracts one hour and Mountain subtracts two hours. It adds that local stations may adjust relay times to fit schedules and that last minute changes are not included.
Radio timetable lists KNOE 1230 programs from morning to late night with music shows news weather and sports. The entry notes the founding of Kappa Alpha Theta at DePauw University in 1870.
A humorous item by Hershberger discussing a cartoonish line about promises from COPA in 1947. The piece jokes that only the steering wheel is delivered while the rest of the car is promised next fall.
United Nations atomic delegates met at Lake Success to study Russia’s new international atomic control proposals. The 12 nation nuclear energy commission working committee discussed how much to take up in their group and how much to refer to the political committee, delaying a vote on the Soviet veto proposal.
In Washington 200 women descended from 16 of the 25 Magna Charta barons met to perpetuate the 1215 charter. Mrs. Robert J. Johnston presided. the Society of the Daughters of the Barons of Runnymede traces 675 proven descendants. Other noted figures included Mrs. Sumner Welles and Mrs. George Marshall, tying historic memory to contemporary civic life. The piece also notes social columns on DAR, DBR rivalries and related aristocratic ties.
A dense collection of crossword style clues covers varied topics from explosive devices to Italian opera. The list includes terms for actions places and objects with several partial answers and misspellings needing clarification.
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